the sketch and a toning wash of ochre and turquoise
dr bill oil
Coach Larry knocking them out. Charcoal.
Can u tell how I changed her?! It now looks like Ilaina. I only changed five or six very small tweaks. Take a guess and I will list what I changed tomorrow.
Here’s how she looked about ten minutes ago. That’s about how long it took to make the changes.
Drew Murphy’s. I forgot to post these yesterday. He’s been using a new kind of acrylic paint from Holland that he loves. Thick and buttery.
I took a pic when I thought this was Alexis’s but I think it’s my a lady named Amy who was next to Alexis.
And the gestures. Half an hours worth.
One minute vine charcoal on cheap newsprint
She did some fantastic yoga poses.
Next up three five minutes to complete the half an hour of gesture poses.
really like this one a lot. They were drawn with a general charcoal pencil Liked drawing with it much better.
And that’s a wrap for Tuesday life modeling.
Oh Dr Doolittle too much fun in a movie. Great cgi. And RObert Downey JR to swoon over. Think I will take my grandkids to see it.
Margaret Xoxoxox
Shortened her torso. Still looks off but she’s done. No more messing with her. It’s possible her torso is still a little too long but I don’t care enough to do anymore to her.
Great thing about watercolor paper is you can turn it over and use the back!
I also changed the background on this one. Thought it was too much blue of course now I think the dark background is too dark. 
Color me never quite happy with my paintings especially life modeling ones.
Margaret off to to see 1917 in a bit.
On the back porch a cardinal male is always watching to be sure there are no cats or squirrels lying in wait while the birds eat seeds on the back porch. He stands up tall and swivels his head.
I painted this with my tiny whiskey painters box and a water brush. The paint box was great the water brush not so much.
Thank goodness I had an old sable paint brush handy to the sofa where I sat as I painted. Did I say a new off white lazy boy cloth sofa. Oopsey. Well it survived and so did I.
Stillman and Birn Alpha Lamy Ef with brown noodler Ink
Cad red and alizarin bird cobalt and burnt umber in background and his mask.
Just back from Just Mercy. Highly recommend both the book the movie and the audible version. A true story of justice gone wrong in the south and how it was fixed. W
Margaret ready to knit.
Don today. Hope you click on him and see him bigger. The background may change tomorrow. We shall see.
The sketch.
15×22 cold press Fluid. Hmm I have a whole roll of gesture drawings too. Was not thrilled doing another reclining pose. To top that off he went to sleep and his head started tipping toward me. And I mean tipped ALOT!! Not just a little.
Next break. I don’t know how I managed to get the holiday in his nose. It’s straight. Hmm.
Really like his hand.
Next break. Or was this when I was done. Not sure. Painted for three 25 min sessions. Since I wasn’t thrilled with the pose I had fun playing and really like all the colors. Lots of alizarin mineral violet Cheap Joes Andrews turquoise. Some cad red and yellow and burnt sienna plus ultramarine.
Always fun hanging with my Aiken peeps.
Drew Murphy’s. His first nude male.
Eves. She and I had fun moaning about Don going to sleep. Really messed with our drawings. Thank goodness I took a pic before he went to sleep.
Loved Joya Jimenez- Stefanos pastel – that leg coming forward is so dynamic.
And Bills oil- lovely soft pastely colors that don’t show well in the light I took this in.
Wish I had gotten a photo of Amy Lockhard Nesss oh so interesting scribble drawings she made with a weird Mephisto pencil she got in Bulgaria. It only smeared when she used a tortillon. Hmmm.
Well that’s a wrap people. Come join us for some Aiken fun. T or Saturday. Oh and Plein air on Fridays.
Margaret tucked in for the evening. Freezing cold. A high of 39. Whaaaaatttt??
And time to draw at Al’s salon!
Ilaina a work in progress and what a pain to draw accurately. 
Our poor girl was overly Tahred from working hard on a house she’s flipping so she has a good nap. As she fell asleep her head turned downward slowly. Oops.
Second break. The blanket is really grey but will probably go back and turn the background greyer since I rather like the blanket.
Coach Larry’s
Lots of foreshortened views today.
Eves
Drew Murphy’s
Catherine’s
Fred’s. Rather like this a lot. So abstract. Told him he needs to finish his and people would by them. My friend Alexis agrees with me.
Margaret who’s unreasonably tired.
xoxoxo
Calling Henry done for now but may mess with his right eye some more. Going to look at him a whole and then decide. 
Here he is like he was this morning when I started. I darkened just about everything.
Lifted a highlight or two like the one on his index finger. Added some fingernails. BYTW u add the line denoting the nail ABOVE THE FINGERNAIL not under the it. A little blush of cad red on the nail and you are done.
So what else did I lift. Some weird yellow ochre dots on the background that looked like I hit it with the brush accidentally. Always surprised how easy it is to lift on Fluid hot press. I think it’s easier to do on hot press than cold press.
Added the background wash on the left. It’s made up of Cheap Joes Andrews turquoise yellow ochre has mineral violet with maybe a little alizarin.
So I stayed up til 2 am knitting on this sock. I had to draw a pattern for it first. I know you are thrilled to know that. Calling it Jos sock for the polka dot socks Jo March had on in the latest version of Little Women. Gorgeous movie but NOT faithful to the book. After I watch it a few more dozen times I will I hope get over that like I did with Under the Tuscan Sun.
Margaret taking a nap before Book club. Do I have to go?!! Xoxoxox
To start was helpful. The painting is about 16×20 coldpress fluid 140# paper. 
The sketch at the first break with just a little color added. My biggest problem was as Charles Reid said “NEVER draw a head smaller than four inches.” It makes it too hard to paint the features. Oh well being annoyed with our painting short comings keeps us coming back to try again.
Bill Daniels small oil
Al Beyer sorry about the bad light
Drew Murphy – old Holland acrylic. Looks a lot like an oil.
And Dr Freds large acrylic. His are always just fun and whimsical. Everyone else fled before I thought to take photos. Oops.
Margaret who really needs to get her presents wrapped but first a long nap. Three hours sleep is NOT enough. 😴😴😴😴
15×22″ coldpress fluid paper
Was having a terrible time drawing Ilaina this am so I turned the paper over and painted her without a drawing. This painting took about an hour.
Here she is after about 40 minutes sooo wet. The paper just rippled. Thank goodness I found a hair dryer under the bathroom sink so I could dry her.
She may get some tweaking or maybe not. Right now thinking her ear needs to be cleaned up with a Mr Clean. It should be similar in color to the rest of her face. and those silly little pieces of hair. I had to play with my Cheap Joes Scroogys loose goose just once.
Colors used alizarin cad orange cad red for skin tones. Alizarin shadows with cobalt mineral violet and Cheap Joes Andrew turquoise. Hair burnt sienna and ultramarine.
Fred’s mondigliani. Told him he should finish it.
Drews acrylic. I made her look younger. I think he made her look older. He’s using a new brand of acrylic paint. Old Williamsburg. Their oil is suppose to be THE best oil.
Only two more people came. Did get photos of theirs.
Margaret McCarthy Hunt Art 